2014 BMW 5-Series Lease Questions

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36 months, 15K a year. rubber mats included. Aprox $3,400 drive off. including first month, registration, taxes, aquistion fee, Monthly payment.. $795.00 Dealer is in N.Y. , I was told this is the best deal he can do, no more room. Very nice salesman so I tend to believe him. Is it possible to do better? Thank you in advance for any comments.

Hi,I just picked up my car (2014 528xi) today from BMW of Freehold in NJ. So wanted to share the exact lease details with this group. I negotiated everything over phone/email prior to going in. It was a very good experience - i was in and out of the dealership in less than 2hrs. Couple other BMW dealerships in central NJ were willing to match this deal as well.

BTW - i purchased a DIY report from insidecarbuying.com prior to start talking to sales guys. That was a huge help. Otherwise, I would have easily ended up paying at $100/month. It is only $99. I highly recommend it.

Adding 2014 ActiveHybrid5 to the mix. I am always ONLY into leasing so I think in terms of monthly payments (with zero down). The payment per month on it is same as 2014 528i since there is a $4500 eco credit which drops the payment on the car by $120 per month with it's current residual of 55% for a 12k mile/ 36 month tenure. Gas mileage is similar to a 528i. The power is great - phenomenal actually (I drove a 2013 AH5 for about 2 weeks - exchanged with a friend). The trunk is about 30 percent smaller than other 5 series but it still quite enough IMHO. Only drawback is that you can not fold down the rear seats for additional occasional hauling. Plus, the badge looks much classy than any other 5 series badges.

On Nov 12th, my brother in law leased a 2014 AH5 so this is very fresh in my memory. We also ran the numbers for 2014 535i so I know the AH5 made more sense than the 528 or AH5 numbers wise with 100% same options/line/etc. My bro in law got the discounts including loyalty and the turnkey (turnkey only impacts the first month payment and does not lower the overall monthly payment).

Here are the details:

2014 AH5MSRP: $75675Monthly payment: $630 plus sales taxCap reduction: $0Doc fee: $0Buy rate MF used and then reduced further by using 7 MSDsDealer was is Bay Area of CaliforniaIf I remember correctly, cap cost was at $9xxx below invoice (this included ALL discounts apart from turnkey which was applied to first month payment).

If it matters, his credit score was about 830 with a very good income to liability ratio.

Hi, this is my first BMW so no loyalty cash for me. I am not returning a BMW so turn-key credit for me either.

I didn't really negotiate on dealer incentives, coupons, credits etc. I used monthly payment to negotiate. I dont really care what options/credits/incentives the dealer is using or not using as long as he gets down the monthly payment to where I want.

that may not be the ideal way to do it but I am very happy with the deal I got in the end. so how I got there doesn't matter much.

Sales person and I agreed on (over the phone) $550/month with $1944 due at inception (first monthy payment, bank fees, DMV fees, and doc fees). but when I talked to the finance manager while I was there, idea of 7MSDs to get the monthly payment down by another $46/month seemed very appealing to it. couple of my friends already use the MSD program so I knew the basics pretty well. then he suggested I put $170 towards cap cost reduction to get my payment below $500 so that my MSDs come to 7 x 500 = $3500 instead of $3850. I did that too!!

that is how I ended up $499/month. so I really don't know what all options/incentives/credits the dealer gave to me.

I picked my 2014 528xi on Friday. MSRP - 58,074, Sale Price - $49,774. 14.3% off MSRP. seems like another user cand1unc got an even better deal than me from the same dealer (BMW of Freehold, NJ).

you can get a better deal if you are an existing BMW customer as you can avail loyalty credit (I am not).

other dealers were willing to match/beat this deal too. so definitely there are dealer incentives out there which not many people are aware of. if you are paying at/over invoice, you are overpaying by at least $3000 in my opinion.

but it also depends on which state you are in. north east is full of BMW dealerships so customer get advantage of the tough competition. we have way too many options to choose from - NY, NJ, CT, PA, DE

can you post MF and residuals for a 2014 535 xDrive for both 12K and 15K miles @ 36 months? Do these expire Dec 1 or Jan 1? (i know last year the Nov sales support sheet said they were good until Jan 1)

Also, are there any other incentives beyond the 1K loyalty and 1K option credit? (don't qualify for turn key)

One of the questions I am having issues is this: My trade in value was $23,000 but the dealer only used 17785 and the payoff was 15262- so he used 2523 for the 1st payment 562, NJ Tire 6.00 Doc 359, DMV- 304.50, Luxury Tax- 214.29, Sales tax 408.78, so then he said I would get back $5215 from the trade payoff.

My question is why did I get charged apprx $5800 at 7.00% NJ sales tax if my trade in value $23,000 exceeded the total payments 562x36= 20K.

No. I did not have a trade in. I sold my car to a private party on Craigslist for the exact same reason that you mention.

I am so scared of going in to a dealership to buy a new car and trade in at the same time. That opens up so many avenues for the sales guy to make money off of me and I dont want to get a good deal on a new car but get dinged on the trade in.

My monthly payment of $499 includes the sales tax too. I didnt pay any tax upfront.

Wow then that is a SICK deal you got then for only $499, the sales tax for your deal is around $35-40 a month if financed into the lease. Did you explore trade in value at all? I've never sold a car privately.

Glad my post helped. Congrats! E350 and AH5 are both very good cars if the technology and drive appeal to you. I would not recommend anyone to buy a AH5 since the tech is not well established yet but leasing is cool.

Oh wow that is a sick deal on the E350, did you have a MB lease back or a true zero zero zero what dealer? I am in NJ, my father in law just got one $63K for $615, with 10K off sticker for 15K 36 mo and around $4K due upfront which included around $1900 in NJ & luxury tax

Helping a friend lease a 2014 550i xDriveLooking for the current RV and MF's for a 10k, 12k and 15k lease.Also, what incentives are being offered this month ?He will be using the MSD's to get the lowest MF.

A Michigan dealer just offered me a 2014 535i xDrive with the following: - $MSRP of $70,125 - Actual Price of $66,000 - $1,100 down for first month pmt, taxes, fees - $786 Per Month - 10K Miles Per Year - I qualify for loyalty cash